Ashley-Cooper salutes 'soldier' O'Driscoll
Adam Ashley-Cooper insists Brian O'Driscoll remains as dangerous as ever as the rivals prepare to meet for the first time in Saturday's opening Test between Australia and the British and Irish Lions.
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Gatland happy with start to Lions tour
Warren Gatland has declared himself "very, very happy" with the opening phase of his British and Irish Lions squad's Australia tour.
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Meyer wins Tour de Suisse opening stage
Australia's Cameron Meyer today won the first stage of the 77th Tour de Suisse, an 8.1-kilometre individual time trial in Quinto.
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McGrath to captain U20s against Australia
Luke McGrath will captain the Ireland U20 team for their opening game of the Junior World Championship against Australia.
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Back-to-back titles for Rumford in China Open
Australia's Brett Rumford claimed his second win in eight days on the European Tour with victory in the Volvo China Open.
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Rumford on course for another win in China
Australia's Brett Rumford will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Volvo China Open as he chases back-to-back wins on the European Tour.
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Ilonen shoots 63 to lead China Open by three
Australia's Brett Rumford remains in contention for back-to-back victories on the European Tour despite a late surge from Finland's Mikko Ilonen at the Volvo China Open.
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Laverty leads way after opening Superbike race
Aprilia pair Eugene Laverty and Sylvain Guintoli lead the way in the World Superbike Championship after the opening races at Phillip Island in Australia.
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Stephens stuns idol Williams in Australia
Sloane Stephens stunned childhood idol Serena Williams to reach the Australian Open semi-finals today.
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Azarenka, Serena Williams progress in Australia
Victoria Azarenka is ready for some "top battles" as she bids to defend her Australian Open crown
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Azarenka and Williams advance in Australia
World number one Victoria Azarenka and five-time champion Serena Williams progressed into round four of the Australian Open today - albeit in contrasting fashion.
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Murray & Federer ease through in Australia
Roger Federer and Andy Murray matched Novak Djokovic in delivering impressive first-round wins at the Australian Open.
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Nadal rules out success in Australia
Rafael Nadal has targeted a return to full fitness by April after dismissing his chances of making a winning comeback to grand slam tennis at the Australian Open.
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Australia, Argentina, New Zealand up for England
England will mark the ten-year-old anniversary of their Rugby World Cup triumph by opening their 2013 autumn internationals with a fixture against Australia.
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As It Happened: Australia defeat Ireland
Ireland's opening clash in the World Twenty20 finished in defeat to Australia in Colombo.
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Australia prove too strong for Ireland in Twenty20
Shane Watson's allround performance powered Australia to a straightforward seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their opening Group B match of the Twenty20 World Cup.
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Australia beat Ireland
Niall O'Brien reflects on Ireland's disappointing loss to Australia in their World Twenty20 opener in Sri Lanka.
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Ireland and Craig McDermott
Bowling coach Craig McDermott believes Ireland can cause a shock against Australia in their World Twenty20 opener.
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Preview: Rugby Championship
RTÉ.ie's Warren Gatchell casts his eye over the opening matches in the newly devised Rugby Championship and what Argentina will bring to the tournament
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Ortensia hoping for opening-day success
The Antipodean raid on Royal Ascot gets under way on the opening afternoon with Ortensia in the King's Stand Stakes.